"Dancing into the Future" 2004 was a month-long US-China cultural exchange series of workshops and performances led by two of the world's leading and award-winning artists, Jacques d'Amboise, internationally renowned dancer, choreographer, educator and founder of the National Dance Institute, and Doudou Huang, China's leading principal dancer. The "Dancing into the Future" program demonstrated how the power of dance aids in embracing diversity and reaching across national, social, physical, and cultural differences, as well as those with emotional and cognitive challenges. This program included 180 young dancers including Chinese athletes from the Special Olympics school, the China Welfare Institute Children's Palace, the Shanghai Song & Dance Ensemble, and the National Dance Institute from the U.S.

This program was hosted by the 2007 Special Olympics World Games Executive Committee, the Shanghai Grand Theatre, Shanghai Song & Dance Ensemble and the China Welfare Institute Children's Palace. It was organized by the Committee of 100 Cultural Institute (USA) and the National Dance Institute (USA). Shanghai Oriental Television Arts Channel and Shanghai Dragon TV serves as media partners.
Two major events highlighted this program: the Gala Performance led by Jacques d'Amboise and performed by Doudou Huang with dancers from the various organizations all performing to music by Tan Dun, Will Power, Judy Collins, and Igor Stravinsky; the community event "Come Dance with Me", in which Mr. Amboise taught American dance and performed with 1000 local Shanghai children from various programs, schools for the physically disabled and Special Olympic athletes. Acclaimed actor and pop singer Leon Lai joined the event to perform the world premiere of his new song dedicated to the 2007 Special Olympics World Games.

The "Dancing Into the Future" program received extensive media coverage, airing on programs across China, helping to educate and bring the arts to a wider public audience. The Academy Award-winning team of director John and Anthony Avildsen filmed the month- long cultural exchange program and have made it into a documentary which is to be released in 2007.